Episode 6: Absence makes the heart grow in someway(?)

Episode 9: the big one

El J is the former voice of Herts and Essex Wrestling and a current day (amateur) comedian. Having recently lost his mum, rather than deal with it the healthy way, what better way for a comedian to deal than to put his pain to tape and lay it out for the world to hear. Join El J as he prepares for the biggest gig he has done so far the best way he knows how, talking to a microphone about everything and nothing.Hear about all his new side hustles, some by his choice, others by the decisions of those who have made everything considerably more expensive. Given the anniversary of the events that led to this pod it certainly puts his head in an interesting place. All content is from the mind of El J himself. Check out his website [http://www.tinyurl.com/eljcomedy]. The opening clip was El J covering Brighter Side by OPM. You can find out more about them on their website [https://opmden.com/] and hear the original on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/track/4MaZLFVbLmWG8vNl4KFeSB?si=1204dd6b0a5a40b5]. The Long and Winding Road is by Michael Falconer, originally by The Beatles. You can hear him on Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx6H2TA-HHwECztkC3HeQaw]and Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/artist/2lWd41idFAdRWRRH6aaj7F?si=Qa31roJEQQ-JK7xZAgNXfg.]. You can keep up with El J via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/el.j.comedy], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/el.j.comedy/] and Twitter [http://twitter.com/el_j]

Episode 8: Can't think of a title

El J is the former voice of Herts and Essex Wrestling and a current day (amateur) comedian. Having recently lost his mum, rather than deal with it the healthy way, what better way for a comedian to deal than to put his pain to tape and lay it out for the world to hear. Join El J as he prepares for the biggest gig he has done so far the best way he knows how, talking to a microphone about everything and nothing.Hear about all his new side hustles, some by his choice, others by the decisions of those who have made everything considerably more expensive. Given the anniversary of the events that led to this pod it certainly puts his head in an interesting place. Also he made a showing on another pod here [https://rats.buzzsprout.com/1994348/10961550]. All content is from the mind of El J himself. Check out his website [http://www.tinyurl.com/eljcomedy]. The opening clip was taken from This Year's Thing by Chumbawamba. You can find out more about them on their website [http://www.chumba.com/] and hear their music on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/artist/0TcYeHEK9sBtv7xPbKhzHz]. The Long and Winding Road is by Michael Falconer, originally by The Beatles. You can hear him on Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx6H2TA-HHwECztkC3HeQaw]and Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/artist/2lWd41idFAdRWRRH6aaj7F?si=Qa31roJEQQ-JK7xZAgNXfg.]. You can keep up with El J via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/el.j.comedy], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/el.j.comedy/] and Twitter [http://twitter.com/el_j]

Episode 7: Got those itchy feet tappin'

El J is the former voice of Herts and Essex Wrestling and a current day (amateur) comedian. Having recently lost his mum, rather than deal with it the healthy way, what better way for a comedian to deal than to put his pain to tape and lay it out for the world to hear. With  fuel costs up i has been a quiet time for gigs. Still El J has tried getting out and going places. As well as that he just sits down and discusses great films and the philosophy of  asking vs begging for gigs. Also he mentions the big news of the day, but only briefly as everyone else is doing it too. All content is from the mind of El J himself. Check out his website [http://www.tinyurl.com/eljcomedy]. The opening clip was taken from People are People by Depeche Mode. You can find out more about them on their website [http://christt.com] and hear their music on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/artist/6MeCCf8MyDjbu37Czv91rE]. The Long and Winding Road is by Michael Falconer, originally by The Beatles. You can hear him on Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx6H2TA-HHwECztkC3HeQaw]and Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/artist/2lWd41idFAdRWRRH6aaj7F?si=Qa31roJEQQ-JK7xZAgNXfg.]. You can keep up with El J via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/el.j.comedy], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/el.j.comedy/] and Twitter [http://twitter.com/el_j]

Episode 6: Absence makes the heart grow in someway(?)

El J is the former voice of Herts and Essex Wrestling and a current day (amateur) comedian. Having recently lost his mum, rather than deal with it the healthy way, what better way for a comedian to deal than to put his pain to tape and lay it out for the world to hear.  After a short time away from the microphone El J is back to regale you with stories of his life on the road. Returning to gigs after a slight drought in that area and just trying to move on with life. All content is from the mind of El J himself. Check out his website [http://www.tinyurl.com/eljcomedy]. The opening clip was taken from People are People by Depeche Mode. You can find out more about them on their website [http://depechemode.com/] and hear their music on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/artist/762310PdDnwsDxAQxzQkfX]. This episode also featured America is a Gun, a poem from Brian Bilston. You can find more of his works here [https://brianbilston.com/]. The Long and Winding Road is by Michael Falconer, originally by The Beatles. You can hear him on Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx6H2TA-HHwECztkC3HeQaw]and Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/artist/2lWd41idFAdRWRRH6aaj7F?si=Qa31roJEQQ-JK7xZAgNXfg.]. You can keep up with El J via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/el.j.comedy], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/el.j.comedy/] and Twitter [http://twitter.com/el_j]

Episode 5: A day late and a buck short

El J is the former voice of Herts and Essex Wrestling and a current day (amateur) comedian. Having recently lost his mum, rather than deal with it the healthy way, what better way for a comedian to deal than to put his pain to tape and lay it out for the world to hear. Listen as he discusses his gig diary, personal politics and feelings about his life in general. This episode he talks about the cost of living crisis. Other things are discussed but being a broke ass stand up kinda dominates this week. He does get kinda sweary. On the subject of said pursuits he makes mention of how few gigs he has coming up and even the good ones recently have been tinged by bittersweet memories.  All content is from the mind of El J himself. Check out his website [http://www.tinyurl.com/eljcomedy]. The opening clip was taken from Misery Guts by Engerica. You can find out more about them on their wiki [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engerica] (as their website is no longer in existence having broke up in 2006) and hear their music on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/album/3YPisk1Y8C8KuvV78IVjiQ]. The Long and Winding Road is by Michael Falconer, originally by The Beatles. You can hear him on Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx6H2TA-HHwECztkC3HeQaw]and Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/artist/2lWd41idFAdRWRRH6aaj7F?si=Qa31roJEQQ-JK7xZAgNXfg.]. You can keep up with El J via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/el.j.comedy], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/el.j.comedy/] and Twitter [http://twitter.com/el_j]